Bartlett too deep for Cary-Grove

Bartlett's depth was too much for Cary-Grove. Twelve different players scored as the Hawks downed the Trojans, 66-53, in pool play at the Jacobs Holiday Classic Monday.

Chad McCarron had 27 points and 15 rebounds for Cary-Grove, but the Hawks kept players coming in waves.

Luke Labedzki led the way with 13 points for Bartlett. Mike Banks added 10 points and Femi Oyewale and Larry Whitaker added 8 points apiece for the Hawks, who got 38 points from their bench.

"When you play 3, 4, 5 games in a short span you've got to get into your bench, otherwise your guys really get tired," said Bartlett coach Jim Wolfsmith. "Our bench is solid. I like my bench. I'll go 12, 13 deep. I like my guys down there."

Banks scored twice as the Hawks (7-3) opened up a 9-0 lead. After Cary closed the gap to 9-6, Bartlett went on a 15-2 run to blow the game open. The Hawks led 31-14 at halftime as the Trojans shot just 20 percent.

"For some reason we weren't ready to play," said Cary coach Ralph Schuetzle. "We missed a lot of shots right around the hole, we played tentative handling the ball. We just weren't very aware of our surroundings."

The Trojans came out stronger after the break. They opened the second half with an 8-2 run to make it 33-22, but that was as close as they got.

In contrast to Bartlett, McCarron was a one-man wrecking crew for Cary-Grove. The senior scored 19 points in the second half to keep the Trojans within striking distance.

Matt Aulert added 7 points, and Ryan Barker had 7 rebounds and 6 points for Cary-Grove (3-6).